Nina’s Rare Early Electronic Diamonds
Freewheeling through time and space, Kris Needs continues his adventures in sound. This month: Nina’s Rare Early Electronic Diamonds
Dualist Inquiry: Double Vision
Incorporating house, dub, ambient and synthwave hues, Indian producer Sahej Bakshi – aka Dualist Inquiry – creates scintillating and gorgeously wonky sonic sketches
Eduardo Polonio ‘Cuenca’
Resident archivist Jack Dangers checks out ‘Cuenca’, an album by Spanish composer Eduardo Polonio
Dorothy Moskowitz: California Scheming
In the 1960s, Dorothy Moskowitz voyaged through the heart of the US avant-garde, a journey culminating in the explosive psychedelia of her influential band, The United States Of America. Six decades on, the essence of that artistic revolution is emerging again
Savage Pencil ‘Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul’ Cover Art
Edwin Pouncey, aka Savage Pencil, walks us through his iconic cover art for The Fall’s 1981 seven-inch, ‘Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul’
Bolis Pupul: Star Pupul
Rooted somewhere between Yellow Magic Orchestra, Chicago house, Detroit techno and Belgian new beat, the phat grooves and intimate reflections of Ghent producer Bolis Pupul are a joy to behold
Bob Stanley
Saint Etienne man Bob Stanley’s recent compilation ‘Fantastic Voyage’ documents the “echo chamber” effect that David Bowie’s Berlin recordings had on European music. No surprise then that Bowie is one of his key influences…
Arushi Jain: Raga Time
Deploying contemporary electronics that riff on Indian classical idioms, modular synthesist Arushi Jain crafts potent and beguiling otherworldly sounds
Cate Hortl
Club-ready synthpop from France
101 Records of 1981
Have you all got something fizzy in your plastic glasses?